I am running as a candidate for Secretary of the WPFW local station board. My appreciation and support of WPFW began in 1977 when I began matriculation at the Howard University College of Medicine. As this station has been a beacon of light in the wasteland of what currently can only be considered a juggernaut of dumbing down propaganda, it is vital that we maintain its mission of Jazz and Justice. Many forces work to confuse the residents of the District of Columbia as it remains one of the most politically powerful and important cities in the world. WPFW has been resolute in providing as much truth and justice as we can for almost 50 years. As a member of the Local Station Board and specifically as the Secretary I would ensure the highest level of communication and transparency. Because truth be told, it will be the optimizing of communication as well as vigorous, collegial dialogue that will allow us to survive into the next years and beyond. Our deliberations and collective decision making will rely on objective facts and the implications of the decisions made with the information will either help us to thrive or not. I take great pride in stating like some of our Indigenous communities posit that we make decisions based on our best thinking, and that the implications of our decisions will impact our families for seven generations into the future.
I feel that a secretary is more than a recorder of information, I also plan to be one who strives for consensus in an acknowledged community landscape with intelligent and committed people who have many very strong and heartfelt opinions in a city and country that is oft times purposefully made confusing and divisive. In concert with a strong Local Board Chair and Vice Chair my role as Secretary would be one of collective, transparent capturing of board meetings and prompt and timely dissemination of materials to the board members. I was a local station board member in the 1990s and am currently a local station board member. We are a station that needs collaboration focused on a minimizing of differences and a maximal intentionality of team work and collective work based on a shared vision so that WPFW continues to thrive into the future. Please consider voting for my candidacy to make our station stronger.